Wall Street English is the premier source of English instruction for individuals and corporate clients around the world. Utilizing both company–owned and franchised centers, Wall Street Institute has provided instruction to over 2 million students with a current enrollment of 160,000 people across its over 460 centers in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Tho
se first centers revolutionized English language education by introducing the Wall Street Institute Method. The Wall Street English Method is a practical and results-oriented way of learning to communicate effectively in English. It is a modular and highly flexible system, where learners are closely supported and encouraged. The Wall Street English method’s adaptive mixture of learning modes and approaches enables everyone to succeed, whatever their preferred learning style or previous experience of learning. Those first Italian centers were very successful, and within two years 24 new centers opened across Italy. At that time, all language education entities were run like traditional schools. By 1979, there were over 48 centers spread throughout Italy. In 1983, Wall Street English expanded outside of Italy, and by the late 1980s Wall Street English was well established across Europe. Expansion continued through the early 1990s, when centers were opened Mexico, Chile, and Venezuela. Beginning in the late nineties, Wall Street English expanded into the Middle East and then to Asia, which has grown to be a significant part of the business. Wall Street English has established itself as an expert in the industry. In 2007, Wall Street English conducted a study with the support of University of Cambridge ESOL. Wall Street English successfully proved that its English language courses are aligned to the globally recognized and respected Common European Framework Reference for Languages (CEFR) English Proficiency Scales. In 1997, Wall Street English was purchased by Sylvan Learning Systems. In 2005, Wall Street English was acquired by the global private equity firm The Carlyle Group. In 2010, the company was acquired by Pearson, the global education and information company. Pearson is an international media company with world-leading businesses in education, business information, and consumer publishing. Pearson has 37,000 employees based in more than 60 countries around the world. Pearson is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO) and in 2009 had sales of £5,624m and operating profit of £858m.
